References & Links: Neovison vison, American Mink
Identification
Wilson, D.E. & Mittelmeier, R.A. (eds) (2009) Handbook of the Mammals of the World. Volume 1: Carnivores. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
Biology, ecology, spread, vectors
Bevanger, K. & Henriksen, G. (1995) The distributional history and present status of the American mink (Mustela vison Schreber, 1777) in Norway. Annales Zoologici Fennici, 32, 11–14.
Birks, J.D.S. (1989) What regulates the numbers of feral mink? Nature in Devon, 10, 45–61.
Birks, J. (1990) Feral mink and nature conservation. British Wildlife, 1, 313–323.
Birks, J.D.S. & Dunstone, N. (1985) Sex related differences in the diet of the mink Mustela vison. Holarctic Ecology, 8, 245–252.
Birks, J.D.S. & Linn, I.J. (1982) Studies of home range of the feral mink, Mustela vison. Symposia of the Zoological Society of London, 49, 231–257.
Bonesi, L., Harrington, L., Maran, T., Sidorovich, V.E. & Macdonald, D.W. (2006) Demography of three populations of American mink, Mustela vison, in Europe. Mammal Review, 36, 98–106.
Bonesi, L., Strachan, R. & Macdonald, D.W. (2006) Why are there fewer signs of mink in England? Considering multiple hypotheses. Biological Conservation, 130, 268–277.
Brzezinski, M. & Marzec, M. (2003) The origin, dispersal and distribution of the American mink Mustela vison in Poland. Acta Theriologica, 48, 505–514.
Dunstone, N. & Birks, J.D.S. (1983) Activity budget and habitat usage by coastal-living mink (Mustela vison Schreber). Acta Zoologica Fennica, 174, 189–191.
Dunstone, N. & Birks, J. (1985) The comparative ecology of coastal, riverine and lacustrine mink Mustela vison in Britain. Zeitschrift für Angewandte Zoologie, 72, 59–70.
Erlinge, S. (1972) Interspecific relations between otter (Lutra lutra) and mink (Mustela vison) in Sweden. Oikos, 23, 327–334.
Gerell, R. (1967) Dispersal and acclimatization of the mink (Mustela vison Schreb.) in Sweden. Viltrevy, 4, 1–38.
Gerell, R. (1971) Population studies on mink Mustela vison in southern Sweden. Oikos, 8, 83–109.
Hammershøj, M. (2003) Population ecology of free-ranging American mink Mustela vison in Denmark. PhD thesis, Kalø, Denmark.
Jedrzeijewska, B., Sidorovich, V.E., Pikulik, M.M. & Jedrezejewski, W. (2001) Feeding habits of the otter and the American mink in Bialowieza Primeval Forest (Poland) compared to other Eurasian populations. Ecography, 24, 165–180.
Kauhala, K. (1996) Distributional history of the American mink (Mustela vison) in Finland with special reference to the trends of otter (Lutra lutra) populations. Annales Zoologici Fennici, 33, 283–291.
Maran, T., Kruuk, H., Macdonald, D.W. & Polma, M. (1998) Diet of two species of mink in Estonia: displacement of Mustela lutreola by Mustela vison. Journal of Zoology, 245, 218–222.
Romanowski, J. (1990) Minks in Poland. Small Carnivore Conservation, 2, 13.
Ruiz-Olmo, J., Palazon, S., Bueno, F., Bravo, C., Munilla, I. & Romero, R. (1997) Distribution, status and colonization of the American mink Mustela vison in Spain. Journal of Wildlife Research, 2, 30–36.
Yamaguchi, N., Rushton, S. & Macdonald, D.W. (2003) Habitat preferences of feral American mink in the Upper Thames. Journal of Mammalogy, 84, 1356–1373.
Management and impact
Aars, J., Lambin, X., Denny, R. & Griffin, A. (2001) Water vole in the Scottish uplands: distribution patterns of disturbed and pristine populations ahead and behind the American mink invasion front. Animal Conservation, 4, 187–194.
Barreto, G.R., Rushton, S.P., Strachan, R. & Macdonald, D.W. (1998) The role of habitat and mink predation in determining the status and distribution of declining populations of water voles in England. Animal Conservation, 1, 129–137.
Craik, C. (1997) Long-term effects of North American Mink Mustela vison on seabirds in western Scotland. Bird Study, 44, 303–309.
Delibes, M., Clavero, M., Prenda, J., Blázquez, M.D.C. & Ferreras, P. (2004) Potential impact of an exotic mammal on rocky intertidal communities of northwestern Spain. Biological Invasions, 6, 213–219.
Ferreras, P. & Macdonald, D.W. (1999) The impact of American mink Mustela vison on water birds in the upper Thames. Journal of Applied Ecology, 36, 701–708.
Hammershøj, M. & Asferg, T. (2000) Mink and polecats in Denmark: status, control and damage to poultry. Mammal Review, 30, 228.
Harrison, M.D.K. & Symes, R.G. (1989) Economic damage by feral American mink (Mustela vison) in England and Wales. Mammals As Pests, 242–250.
Hersteinsson, P. (1999) Methods to eradicate the American mink (Mustela vison) in Iceland. In Proceedings of the Workshop on the control and eradication of non-native terrestrial vertebrates. Vol. 41, Environmental Encounters, pp. 25–29. Council of Europe Publishing.
Jefferies, D.J. (2003) The water vole and mink survey of Britain 1996–1998 with a history of the long term changes in the status of both species and their causes. The Vincent Wildlife Trust, Ledbury, UK.
Lambin, X., Telfer, S., Denny, R., Aars, J., Griffin, C., Dallas, J. & Piertney, S. (1999) The roles of isolation and mink predation in water vole metapopulations. Final Report to the Trustees of the People's Trust for Endangered Species.
Moore, N.P., Roy, S.S. & Helyar, A. (2003) Mink (Mustela vison) eradication to protect ground-nesting birds in the Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom. New Zealand Journal of Zoology, 30, 443–452.
Nordström, M., Hogmander, J., Laine, J., Nummelin, J., Laanetu, N. & Korpimäki, E. (2003) Effects of feral mink removal on seabirds, waders and passerines on small islands of the Baltic Sea. Biological Conservation, 109, 359–368.
Sidorovich, N.V. & Polozov, A. (2002) Partial eradication of the American mink Mustela vison as a way to maintain the declining population of the European mink Mustela lutreola in a continental area. A case study in the Lovat River head, NE Belarus. Small Carnivore Conservation, 26, 12–14.
Woodroffe, G.L., Lawton, J.H. & Davidson, W.L. (1990) The impact of feral mink Mustela vison on water voles Arvicola terrestris in the North Yorkshire Moors National Park. Biological Conservation, 51, 49–62.
Yamaguchi, N. & Macdonald, D.W. (2001) Detection of Aleutian disease antibodies in feral American mink in southern England. Veterinary Record, 149, 485–488.
General
Birnbaum, C. (2006) NOBANIS Invasive Alien Species Fact Sheet – Mustela vison. In Online Database of the North European and Baltic Network on Invasive Alien Species. NOBANIS www.nobanis.org. full text
Dunstone, N. (1993) The mink. T. & A.D. Poyser, London.
https://www.cabi.org/isc/datasheet/74428